Type S up for auction at Silverstone

[Rob_Fenn]

Hi All,

Hope everyone is well,

I noticed a Type S is for sale next week at the Silverstone Auctions. I can't remember who the owner is, so was hoping for a bit of background?

https://silverstoneauctions.com/view/content/259652/full/1/259646

Also interested to know if the car still comes with its original BBS wheels.

Cheers,
Rob

[britlude]

There appears to be 3 NSX in the auctions over the weekend......

[NZNick]

That one was imported by Torque GT - it features on their website.
https://www.torque-gt.co.uk/jdm-heroes-na1-honda-nsx-type-s.html
I don't remember it being a member on here's car. None of the photos of that car showed the original BBS wheels, so I would guess they didn't make it over. There is a set on Yahoo Auctions Japan at the moment, but be sitting down when you see what they want for them.

[sorepaws]

Cheap low mileage Auto https://silverstoneauctions.com/events/2019-auctions/the-silverstone-classic-sale-2019/silverstone-classic-sale-saturday-27th-sunday-28th-july-2019/2pm-sunday-28th-july-2019-classic-cars-competition-cars/1992-honda-nsx

[WhyOne?]

Decent little article on the Type-S on Pistonheads this morning:

https://www.pistonheads.com/regulars/ph-spottedykywt/honda-nsx-type-s--spotted/40635

[Senninha]

Am I the only one who thinks the estimate is a little on the lite side for 1 of 3 in the UK and these virtually never come up for sale?


Decent little article on the Type-S on Pistonheads this morning:

https://www.pistonheads.com/regulars/ph-spottedykywt/honda-nsx-type-s--spotted/40635

[Silver Surfer]

Only to the NSX owners in the know......Non-NSX owners just want the NSX-R...

NSX-S is the waterdown version in their eyes..
It's worth £150K IMO ...

SS

[goldnsx]

I also think that the estimate is a little bit low if you see what Type-S are going for in Japan. Maybe it finds its way back to Japan...

[WhyOne?]

Am I the only one who thinks the estimate is a little on the lite side for 1 of 3 in the UK and these virtually never come up for sale?

Sensibly, maybe.

As ever with these things it comes down to demand and I'd imagine that is very low for a Type-S. However, just 2 committed people wanting the car would be enough demand to blow the reserve out of the water.

It'll be interesting to see.

[nobby]

as per usual the comments in the forums is the usual drivel from people who have never driven the car, understand it and the usual no power
it all gets rather boring to read.

would love the opportunity to bid on this, but outta my league

[markc]

None of the photos of that car showed the original BBS wheels, so I would guess they didn't make it over. There is a set on Yahoo Auctions Japan at the moment, but be sitting down when you see what they want for them.

Evening chaps, long time no post :redface:

Coincidentally my Type S didn't come with it's correct BBS wheels. Fortunately a set showed up on ebay in the UK a few months after I got the car and I managed to secure them. I'm almost certain they were my car's original wheels which were lost or sold after the previous UK owner "upgraded" to larger 17/18 Khan wheels.

A few years later another set came up on ebay and a member here snapped them up. I seem to remember they refinished the wheels in black?

Cheers

Mark

[WhyOne?]

Mark!

Good to hear from you, hope all is well.

[NZNick]

^ Agree - I have missed you posting here.

Do you get to drive the Type S much, or is it still a shelf for other projects?

I enjoyed the video of your car being compared to the Ferrari round the Surrey Hills - it came out very well.

[markc]

^ Agree - I have missed you posting here.

Do you get to drive the Type S much, or is it still a shelf for other projects?

I enjoyed the video of your car being compared to the Ferrari round the Surrey Hills - it came out very well.

Thanks chaps :)

Nick, that was one of the last proper outings the NSX had!!!

The NSX currently lives in a Carcoon while my new garage is being completed. We moved house about 20 months ago and one of the criteria was the ability to garage 4+ cars. The NSX competes for purely pleasure miles with the E Type and 12C which live in the regular garage and are hence easier to access and use. Not that I manage to use them much either!

Will try to attached a pic of the new garage which will house a parking lift so that I can double stack 2 of them :thumbsup:

Cheers

Mark

[WhyOne?]

A 12C....very nice! I noticed that these have become sort-of affordable.

How long have you had yours and what has it been like to own Mark?

[havoc]

as per usual the comments in the forums is the usual drivel from people who have never driven the car, understand it and the usual no power it all gets rather boring to read. would love the opportunity to bid on this, but outta my league :yes: To all that. Type-S would probably be my real-world ideal...only downsides with this car are it's silver (personal bete-noire about performance cars) and it's not got the BBS.

[WhyOne?]

Impressively I have managed to inadvertently delete my previous post! [Edit-Kaz-kzukNA1: restored for you although similar message in this post.]

Anyway.....you are spoilt for choice Mark! I'm especially envious of you 12C. I've noticed that these have become sort-of affordable (to buy at least, less sure about running) over the last year or so. How long have you had you car Mark and what has it been like to own?

(I'm also extremely envious of your garage!)

[NSX 2000]

Will try to attached a pic of the new garage :thumbsup:

Cheers

Mark

Hi Mark, hope you are well. I'm very much liking your double garage and it looks like something that would be cheaper than the standard oak type garages you see for sale in the back of car mags. Can you tell us a little bit about them please.

In the first picture is that a mountfield lawnmower?

[markc]

A 12C....very nice! I noticed that these have become sort-of affordable.

How long have you had yours and what has it been like to own Mark?

It's an incredible machine and I absolutely love it. I've had it 3 1/2yrs, only covered 5000 miles in it (total of 25,000) but it's been almost faultless.

I did a tour of Northern Spain shortly after the 2016 NSX Eurotour and it was a revelation. Superbike fast as a Spanish Fireblade pilot found out up in the mountains (we stopped and had a nice chat about our 20min dice) but amazingly comfy while returning 33mpg on the motorways.

There seems to be a lot of "hate" for McLaren with some issues and failures being exaggerated and mis-represented on various forums. The McLaren forum on PistonHeads in particular has descended into a farse with the same old mis-information being posted over and over dragging almost every thread off topic and into the depreciation weeds :rolleyes: Servicing is expensive at McLaren dealers (£1400 for an inspection and oil change!) but a couple of specialist options have opened up recently (e.g. Thorey Motorsport). I've run with out a warranty for 2 yrs and am therefore quids in despite the trolls insisting that every McLaren will rust, it's gearbox will fall out and it will catch fire... very day!!!
They're unbelievably good value now and not nearly as troublesome as the internet would have you believe. IF big things do go wrong repair will cost a small fortune but that's no different to similar machinery from Aston, Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini etc.

Waaaaay back, before the GenII NSX appeared, we had a long discussion here on the spiritual successor to the original NSX. We thought the original R8 V8 and then rumoured new McLaren best fitted the brief and I think we were right. The original NSX was a different take on the standard "supercar" recipe and so was the 12C :thumbsup: I love both cars for exactly that reason and both are keepers. Guess I'll have to decide which one to be buried in as the Jag will probably have rotted away by then :)

After press feedback that the 12C wasn't as supercar'y as the Ferrari 458, McLaren rather lost their nerve and newer models have converged toward that standard supercar recipe with pointy'er/flashier styling, noisier theatrical engine/exhaust notes and slide'ier handling :yawn: ... which is just not for me.

Steve/Ollie here has or had a 12C Spider and quite a few owners in the USA have both an NSX and 12C in their garages :cool:

Here's a pic of mine trying the garage for size...

[NSXGB]

What flooring do you have in your garage Mark?

[NSX100]

It's an incredible machine and I absolutely love it. I've had it 3 1/2yrs, only covered 5000 miles in it (total of 25,000) but it's been almost faultless.

I did a tour of Northern Spain shortly after the 2016 NSX Eurotour and it was a revelation. Superbike fast as a Spanish Fireblade pilot found out up in the mountains (we stopped and had a nice chat about our 20min dice) but amazingly comfy while returning 33mpg on the motorways.

There seems to be a lot of "hate" for McLaren with some issues and failures being exaggerated and mis-represented on various forums. The McLaren forum on PistonHeads in particular has descended into a farse with the same old mis-information being posted over and over dragging almost every thread off topic and into the depreciation weeds :rolleyes: Servicing is expensive at McLaren dealers (£1400 for an inspection and oil change!) but a couple of specialist options have opened up recently (e.g. Thorey Motorsport). I've run with out a warranty for 2 yrs and am therefore quids in despite the trolls insisting that every McLaren will rust, it's gearbox will fall out and it will catch fire... very day!!!
They're unbelievably good value now and not nearly as troublesome as the internet would have you believe. IF big things do go wrong repair will cost a small fortune but that's no different to similar machinery from Aston, Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini etc.

Waaaaay back, before the GenII NSX appeared, we had a long discussion here on the spiritual successor to the original NSX. We thought the original R8 V8 and then rumoured new McLaren best fitted the brief and I think we were right. The original NSX was a different take on the standard "supercar" recipe and so was the 12C :thumbsup: I love both cars for exactly that reason and both are keepers. Guess I'll have to decide which one to be buried in as the Jag will probably have rotted away by then :)

After press feedback that the 12C wasn't as supercar'y as the Ferrari 458, McLaren rather lost their nerve and newer models have converged toward that standard supercar recipe with pointy'er/flashier styling, noisier theatrical engine/exhaust notes and slide'ier handling :yawn: ... which is just not for me.

Steve/Ollie here has or had a 12C Spider and quite a few owners in the USA have both an NSX and 12C in their garages :cool:

Here's a pic of mine trying the garage for size...

Excellent write-up and I am in full agreement about your car choice. My second car would definitely be the 12C but I could not justify it and my NSX. (I used to own a Series 1 OTS 'E' Type but it has long gone, unfortunately.) And I totally concur with your comments on these forums. People are entitled to make subjective opinions on styling and the like - we all see things differently - but when you get morons who have never been nearer these cars than a magazine photograph trolling utter rubbish about handling, driveability etc you quickly lose interest. My personal opinion is that they are sad people who drive around in a bog standard 10 year old Ford with go-fast stripes and a loud exhaust and hate the fact that there are people out there owning and driving proper cars like the NSX and the 12C.

[markc]

Hi Mark, hope you are well. I'm very much liking your double garage and it looks like something that would be cheaper than the standard oak type garages you see for sale in the back of car mags. Can you tell us a little bit about them please.

In the first picture is that a mountfield lawnmower?

No it's a BMW Paul ;) Yep it's an old Mountfield rotary, complete with a hole rusted through the deck, still works OK though :)

I debated between an OAK frame or Log Cabin style building for ages. If you search around the non premium suppliers who advertise in the car mags there isn't much difference in total cost and I preferred the thicker walls (warmer) of the Log Cabin style. Log cabins are also better if you want windows and personnel doors.

I upgraded to 70mm (thickness) walls and had it custom sized to fit the 30m (square) permitted development rules. Got it from a company called "Quick Garden" who make them to order in Holland (I think). I also upgraded the roof to one by Metrotile which uses large metal tiles treated and coated to look like slate/clay ones but which are much lighter and tougher. Total cost was about £13K which includes the slab, 12mm porcelain floor tiles and Rollerdor (model RD55) doors. The new and extended driveway to get to the new garage was another £20K though!

Really pleased with the result, just need a parking lift now to 3 cars in there :)

The garage came in a REALLY big kit, here a few pics of it mid build and of the roof tiles and doors...

[Silver Surfer]

12C it is then!

Just wait for my Crypto-Asset to moon ;)

SS

[NZNick]

Type S sold for 81,000 (https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/view/content/259652/full/1/259646)

About right, I'd guess, as it would cost 5-15k for the correct wheels (if you can secure them) with the pound in the state it is in...

[NZNick]

The other two results:

1991 Manual 64,000 miles (https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/view/content/256930/full/1/256939)

1992 Automatic 39,000 miles (https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/view/content/257547/full/1/257556)

[WhyOne?]

Hi Mark - thank you for taking time to post your thoughts on the 12C though I must say that has done absolutely nothing to dampen my interest!!!

I thought I was the only one when preferred the (more subdued) styling of the 12C to McLaren's more recent products...though I am quite taken with the Speedtail!

When you were looking for your car what were your 'must have's' (later production car with more power / early gremlins ironed out? extras? McLaren service history etc etc?)

[NZNick]

Going back to the silver Type S, is this the same car a couple of years later? :

https://shootingbrake.com/Listing/Details/33602

[sorepaws]

I think it previously sold at Silverstone for around £80k - I know a couple of people who were interested but no idea who bought it - if it ws that one then they had a good investment.